I went through a pile of my old opinions and thought that at this time of the semester, there always is a need to refocus some of the ideas of the past into a renewed vitality for the present.
Some Michigan legislators are pushing to change the way sex education is taught in public schools, switching the focus of programs to abstinence, rather than safe sex. Sen.
MSU women's tennis split its matches over the weekend, defeating No. 58 Purdue but falling to No.
MSU men's basketball center Justin Ockerman was assaulted by an unidentified man possibly armed with a knife outside his apartment complex Sunday afternoon, Meridian Township Police Sgt.
Lansing - The MSU student accused of fraud and identity theft will be allowed to complete her degree and live with her mother throughout the duration of her trial, a judge ruled today. Denita Dorsey, a 22-year-old communication senior, stood before Circuit Court Judge James Giddings at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W.
The MSU field hockey team won the Mercian Spring League Cup for the third year in a row on Sunday, defeating Michigan, 3-1, in the championship game.
The No. 59 MSU men's tennis team lost its third- and fourth-straight Big Ten matches over the weekend.
Since the start of the Big Ten season, the Spartans have become accustomed to an assortment of things: a 21-game hitting streak by junior right fielder Travis Gulick, first place in the conference and a 12-game winning streak. The Spartans felt so invincible, and who could blame them?
I was deeply disappointed by the column "Being vegan enjoyable, humane, delicious, thank you very much". I would have thought that The State News would have made sure that all facts in the story were true.
The Spartans offense is kind of like a football airport - most plays involve head coach John L.
In response to Ben Baker's letter ("Realistic-looking rifles need to go"), I would like to throw my two cents in.
MSU is not a "child-friendly university." I believe this is due, in part, to the fact that student-parents are not considered by administration on any level.
Only in New York City would a cop pull a band over for blocking traffic by walking up to the vehicle and tapping on the window. And only in Colorado would cowboys swing dance with their cowgirls at the bar.
One of theater's legendary musical classics will be gracing East Lansing for the first time. Lionel Bart's "Oliver," based on Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist," started at Wharton Center for an eight-show run Tuesday. The story follows the adventures of an orphaned boy, Oliver Twist, who escapes from the stronghold of an evil London workhouse and is warmly accepted by a gang of pickpocketers to accompany them to do their dirty work. Although stealing isn't the most optimal, or most honest, line of work in the world, when Oliver finds himself in a trap with the big, bad villain Bill Sikes, he realizes his fellow thieves are the best friends on the entire planet. Shane Tanner, who plays the scoundrel Sikes, said his character is the darkest villain one could ever portray. "He's very immoral and self-preserving," Tanner said in a recent telephone interview.
Although Marley Groskind's ultimate goal is to get a job in advertising or public relations, she has spent the entire semester researching bills that are before the Michigan House. The advertising senior is enrolled in Arts & Letters 331: Writing in the Public Interest, a class that requires students to create online questionnaires aimed at ascertaining how their peers feel about the political issues facing them. "A lot of laws that would potentially be passed will affect college students," Groskind said.
Light rain started to fall on the circle of women sitting near the Music Building on Tuesday night, but vigil participants kept their candles burning and continued sharing their stories of rape and abuse.
Lansing - Lansing Lugnuts starting pitcher Ronald Bay has a routine as he makes his way to the mound before every game. He kneels and prays before he goes to the mound and jumps over the dirt on the first baseline.
Some students have run for public office in the past, but little success has been claimed by the younger generation when it comes to winning elections. But the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, a nonpartisan public policy network at MSU, is trying to help young politicians get elected.
Forty people from several on- and off-campus groups met in the basement of the MSU Union on Tuesday night to discuss their plan to protest National Security Adviser and MSU commencement speaker Condoleezza Rice. Rice, who has been the national security adviser since early 2001, will speak at 1 p.m.